Release Date: May 2025
Major Version: ADINA 2025
Version Number: 25.00.00.634
Installation files for current and past ADINA releases can be downloaded from the Bentley Software Downloads page. After signing-in, the ADINA installers can be located by searching for ADINA. Windows and Linux installers are listed separately.
This section lists the new and updated features and corrections available in ADINA 25.00.00 compared to ADINA 24.00.01.
ADINA is still licensed in 3 tiers, ADINA, ADINA Advanced and ADINA Ultimate with an optional ADINA Parasolid Modeler interface that works with any tier.
Bentley Structural WorkSuite (SWS) entitlement holders may now run ADINA. The SWS mode includes the ADINA User Interface (AUI) and ADINA Structures solver. Some non-standard structural materials (e.g. rubber and cast iron) are excluded as well as the Thermo-mechanical coupling features of ADINA Advanced and the Computational Fluid Dynamics features in ADINA Ultimate. Cyclic symmetrical analysis and cohesive interfaces also require the standard ADINA license. For additional details see ADINA 2025 for Structural WorkSuite
ADINA installs the latest Bentley CONNECTION Client for user authentication on Windows.
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Platform |
Operating system |
Fortran compiler |
Intel MKL lib. |
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Windows |
Windows 10, 11 |
Intel oneAPI - Fortran (ifx) version 2024.2.1 Intel oneAPI - C\C++ (icx, icpx), version 2024.2.1 |
Intel oneAPI - MKL 2024.2.1 |
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Linux |
Linux kernel 5.4 and higher, glibc 2.31 and higher |
Intel oneAPI - Fortran (ifx) version 2024.2.1 Intel oneAPI - C\C++ (icx, icpx), version 2024.2.1 |
Intel oneAPI - MKL 2024.2.1 |
1) All program versions are 64-bit, using the x86_64 architecture. The Intel 64 and AMD64 implementations of the x86-64 architecture are supported.
2) The CPU must support the AVX extensions to the x86_64 instruction set architecture. Most Intel and AMD CPUs released after 2011 contain these extensions.
3) The following Linux distros comply with the minimum operating system requirements for Linux:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
openSUSE 15.4
Centos Stream 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Distros earlier than the above cannot be used with ADINA.
4) The Linux computer must have Firefox and libssl.so.1.1 installed, otherwise the Linux installation will abort. Firefox and libssl.so.1.1 are used for Linux licensing. Instructions for installing Firefox and libssl.so.1.1 are distro-dependent. libssl.so.1.1 is a system library used with OpenSSL 1.1.1.
Bentley is committed to continuously investigating and rectifying security vulnerabilities affecting its products and services. Regular checks and updates are a part of our release process. In this version we have upgraded our Fortran compiler as part of this process.
The EXECUTE command poses a security risk and is therefore not recommended for use. To maintain backward compatibility, the command is still supported but is deactivated by default. To activate it, refer to the CONTROL command in the User Interface Command Reference Manual Volume I: Solids & Structures.
The AUI now includes larger ribbon menu icons in 32-bit color making it easier to see and understand the meaning of each tool.
The following changes are made to the command to improve mesh quality and simplify the process:
The functionality of the command is improved. For more information, refer to MMFACE command in the User Interface Command Reference Manual Volume I: Solids & Structures.
A new and effective explicit time integration method b1/b2 - Bathe is implemented. The method is a one parameter scheme that accurately solves analysis problems of structural vibrations and wave propagations. For more information, refer to Section 8.1.3 in the Theory and Modeling Guide, Volume I. In addition, technical details can be found in the following publication:
Mohammad Mahdi Malakiyeh, Saeed Shojaee, Saleh Hamzehei-Javaran, Klaus-Jürgen Bathe, (2023), “The explicit b1/b2 - Bathe time integration method”, Computers and Structures, 286, 107092
A fiber beam is a specialized type of beam element with cross-sections composed of multiple fibers. It originates from ADINA's standard beam element, retaining most theoretical aspects except those related to handling cross-section forces and deformations. While a standard beam cross-section can be selected from the cross-section library (such as Rectangular, Pipe, Box-beam, U-beam, I-beam, L-beam, and General), the cross-section of a fiber beam is formed by combining numerous fibers. Unlike the standard beam, which has a uniform material throughout the cross-section, the fiber beam allows different materials to be assigned to different fibers, offering greater flexibility. For more information, refer to Section 2.4.10 in the Theory and Modeling Guide, Volume I.
The steel model is a uniaxial material model available for truss, link and fiber beam elements. The model described in this section is based on a bounding surface plasticity framework. This model captures key cyclic behaviors of structural and reinforcing steel, including: the sharp yield, yield plateau, and strain hardening behavior under monotonic loading; the Bauschinger effect, which results in a reduced yield stress when the loading direction reverses; cyclic hardening behavior, where maximum and minimum stresses increase upon cycling between constant strain levels; gradual stabilization to constant hysteretic loops during cycling; mean stress relaxation in cases of large inelastic cycles with non-zero mean strain. For more information, refer to Section 3.21 in the Theory and Modeling Guide, Volume I.
The Plastic-fracturing-concrete (PF-concrete) material model is designed to accurately represent the limiting behavior of concrete using plastic-fracturing theory and strain-based finite element methods. It incorporates several aspects for modeling concrete, including formulations for cracking, crack opening and closure, and crushing, similar to the solution implemented for the DF-concrete model. For tensile stress-strain behavior and tension-softening, it follows classical concrete theory as implemented in the DF-concrete as well. A new approach for compressive nonlinear behavior is implemented to achieve better response predictions with limit loads for practical engineering problems. For more information, refer to Section 3.7.3 in the Theory and Modeling Guide, Volume I.
The capability to store shell nodal forces and stresses/strains within the same analysis in the results database (ResultDB) file is now supported.
Hardening behavior is added to the Drucker-Prager material model. For more details, refer to MATERIAL DRUCKER-PRAGER command in the User Interface Command Reference Manual Volume I: Solids & Structures.
Hardening behavior is added to the Mohr-Coulomb material model. For more details, refer to MATERIAL MOHR-COULOMB command in the User Interface Command Reference Manual Volume I: Solids & Structures.
A new parameter, FREQUENCY, added to the TIMEFUNCTION. It specifies whether frequency information is given in degrees/(unit time) or cycles/(unit time). For more information, refer to TIMEFUNCTION command in the User Interface Command Reference Manual Volume I: Solids & Structures.
The rebar feature has been enhanced and it can now handle more complex rebar arrangements for 2D and 3D applications. This is achieved through new added rebar parameter EXTENSION. New possible applications include for instance the ability to create 2D and 3D main rebar and stirrup loops or to model free ends of rebar.
The Fully Developed Flow (FDF) boundary condition is a significant recent advancement in the field of CFD. It enables high-quality boundary solutions for simulating accurate pressure drops and flow distributions in straight pipes, ducts, and channels over much shorter sections. It also provides robust boundary solutions for more complex flows in a wide range of applications. FDF boundary condition enhances both the efficiency and accuracy of fluid solutions. Refer to Section 3.4.3.16 in the Theory and Modeling Guide, Volume III.
AUI improvements made in the presentation of the element local system triad for link elements.
AUI error when using centrifugal load together with load case scheme which prevented the .dat file from being saved and solved. In some versions the .dat file was generated and solved, but the combined loading results were absent.
AUI failed to create DAT file when model contained RBE3 elements that use general constraints.
The restart file information displayed under "AUI > File > Restart File Info" was incomplete. As a workaround, please refer to the .out file of a restart run for the complete information.
Shell element sectional forces were calculated incorrectly for standard shell elements with variable thickness. The capability to store shell nodal forces and stresses/strains within the same analysis in the ResultDB file is now supported.
In ADINA Structures, using beam-bolts with potential-based fluid elements and mass-proportional loads resulted in incorrect results in the bolt step.
There was an issue where reaction results and shell nodal force results were calculated incorrectly for standard shell elements using thermo-elastic-plastic and creep material. This error occurred only when shell nodal forces were requested instead of shell stresses.
For shell elements (standard shell, membrane shell, bending shell and 6DOF shell) with a nonlinear elastic material model, the output of bending moments is incorrect when 'Calculate Midsurface Forces/Moments' is selected for midsurface results.
Backward compatibility was not maintained when a data file (dat) created by AUI v23 was used in ADINA v24. This issue has now been resolved.
The following documents are installed with ADINA. Updates were made for the new and updated commands throughout. These documents are installed as pdf files and linked through a Table of Contents file from the program Help menu. On some Linux Distros, using linked pdf files is prohibited, in which case the documents can be accessed directly from the \docs subdirectory.
ADINA Handbook
ADINA User Interface Command Reference Manual (CRM)
Volume I: ADINA Solids & Structures Model Definition
Volume II: ADINA Thermal Model Definition
Volume III: ADINA CFD & FSI Model Definition
Volume IV: ADINA EM Model Definition
Volume V: Display Processing
Updates are made for the new and updated commands.
ADINA Primer
New Primer Problem 73: Low-rise Steel Frame Modeled Using Fiber Beams.
The primer problems still refer to the smaller icons. When learning the program for the first time, we suggest using the Ribbon Menu interface and the command search for any tool referenced in the primer that you cannot find.
Theory and Modeling Guide (TMG)
Volume I: ADINA Solids & Structures
Volume II: ADINA Thermal
Volume III: ADINA CFD & FSI
Volume IV: ADINA EM
Updates are made to describe the new features of the solution programs.
ADINA Verification Manual
Additional problems B134 – B136
ADINA-Nastran Interface Manual
TRANSOR for FEMAP Users Guide